ROUND OF 32:

• The FFA Cup Round of 32 will be played over o Zone Draw 3 four (4) match days in August (exact dates TBC). o Zone Draw 4 • FFA Cup Round of 32 entrant Clubs will be • Clubs will be have their names placed into balls placed into four (4) zones at the discretion which will be drawn, opened and revealed. of Football Australia. • Once one (1) zone draw has been completed, • Each zone will be drawn in alphabetical order in all balls will be cleared, and the new entries will one (1) pot: be placed in the pot for the next Zone Draw. o Zone Draw 1 GENERAL: o Zone Draw 2

The FFA Cup 2021 (Competition) Draw Principles (Principles) are designed to provide the guidelines and process for the Competition’s draw procedure for 2021. The principles aim to supplement the FFA Cup Competition Regulations (Regulations) (Clause 9), to provide a structure and sequence towards the conduct of the competition draw. As per previous instalments of the FFA Cup, the following draw principles will remain ROUND OF 16, QUARTER, SEMI-FINALS: for 2021:

• From the Round of 16 onwards (excluding • Clubs will be have their names placed into balls • All FFA Cup Final Rounds matches will be • In accordance with clause 22.1 (c) of the the Cup Final), all participating Clubs will which will be drawn, opened and revealed. scheduled via a live draw. regulations, in all instances, Wellington Phoenix be placed in one (1) pot and drawn in an FC will be deemed the Away Club. Irrespective • Each FFA Cup Final Round entrant will be open draw. of whether it is the first drawn Club. placed in a ball pot. As has been communicated, there are changes • In accordance with clause 22.1 (b) for Final to the competition format which impact the Rounds matches other than the FFA Cup Final, principles, those changes being: the Home Club for each FFA Cup Match will be determined as follows: • From the Round of 16 onwards, the competition will be played nationally, and the draw will o Where FFA Cup matches involve only be open. CUP FINAL: Member Federation Clubs, the first drawn Club; o Where FFA Cup Matches involve a Member • A live draw will be conducted at the conclusion • The first drawn Club will earn hosting rights Federation Club and an A-League Club, of the FFA Cup Semi-Finals to determine the for the Cup Final, however, the selection of the the Member Federation Club; and host city of the Cup Final. Venue for the Cup Final will be at the sole and absolute discretion of Football Australia. o Where FFA Cup Matches involve only • The qualifying Clubs for the Cup Final will be A-League Clubs, the first drawn Club. both placed in to their balls and into a pot.